Missing Fredericton woman with 'heart of gold' now considered a victim of foul play

Fredericton police say they now believe a 42-year-old woman who disappeared in April was the victim of foul play.

In a news release, police renewed their callto the public for help finding Teri-Lynn Wilson, whose family last heard from her on April 13.

"Police believe her disappearance to be suspicious and a result of foul play," the release said.Police did not respond to a request for an interview Wednesday.

Wilson's mother, Wanda Poster, and other relativesalso declined to be interviewed.

But speaking to CBC News in May, Poster described her daughter asfriendly andoutgoing, with a "heart of gold."

For a woman who stayed in contact with family every day, Wilson's disappearance has beendevastating, said Poster.

"She had a lot of friends, a lot of people that loved her. She had some enemies, like we all do, but all in all, she was a good kid."

Poster said she gave birth to Teri-Lynnand a son while living in Ottawa and moved back to the Fredericton area a few years later to raise them.

She said her daughter was a "normal teenager," wholater got married and had a son and a daughter of her own, both of whom are now adults.

But yearsafter Wilson had her two children, her lifewent downa darkpath, Poster said.

"She got married, she had kids, and then she got into drugs," Poster said.

"She didn't let us know a lot about her life,what she was doing. She tried to hide it from us."

But even as the substanceaddiction took hold, and Wilson "alienated herself" from some members of her family, a day didn't go by whenshe didn't call or text her son, Poster said..

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When Wanda Poster spoke to CBC News in May, her daughter had been missing for 43 days. Now, Fredericton police believe Teri-Lynn Wilson's disappearance was the result of foul play.

Wilson's son, Tyson, was the last person to hear from her, Postersaid.

He gave her a ride to Fredericton's uptown area on April 12. The next morning, Tyson sent her a message, to which she replied saying she was in a meeting and would get back to him later.

"He didn't hear back from her," Poster said. "He didn't hear from her on Friday or Saturday. They called me at work on Sunday, and I called the police."

Poster said she'd last seen her daughter about a month before she vanished. At that time, she'd been sober 30 days and looked healthier.

"She was trying to clean up,get her life in order. She was starting to gain weight again. She was starting to look like her old self. She was doing good."

Poster said that with her daughter's efforts to get clean, she was optimistic, and there were no warning signs her life was about to change for the worst.

"I'm hoping somebody sees the pleas from the family and they speak up," Poster said. "She's got to be somewhere, but where? I don't know. And the not knowing is what'storturing."

Wilson is described as white, 110 pounds and five feet four inches tall, with brown hair.

Anyone with information can call the Fredericton police at 506-460-2300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.